Monthly Highlights from the Russian Arctic, October 2024
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
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Publish date: June 11, 2024
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The steel label presented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the German Steel Federation (Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl) at the Hannover Fair marks an important step towards decarbonizing the steel industry. The Low Emission Steel Standard (LESS), which is aiming to be adopted internationally, categorizes steel products based on their greenhouse gas intensity and the proportion of scrap used in a six-stage scaling system.
Such a label is essential for establishing green lead markets and public procurement. By uniformly defining which products can be classified—and thus marketed—as green, the previously fragmented market dominated by various certificates is unified.
The proposal presents a solid foundation for this endeavor:
At the same time, there is significant time pressure to initiate profound transformations now to meet our climate goals and keep pace with international developments.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.
Russia is formally withdrawing from a landmark environmental agreement that channeled billions in international funding to secure the Soviet nuclear legacy, leaving undone some of the most radioactively dangerous projects and burning one more bridge of potential cooperation with the West.